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	* The UK government construction strategy (2011).		* The UK government construction strategy (2011).

−	Recalling the impact of the Latham Report, Sir Michael's son Richard said; “Dad got lots of honorary degrees from universities because of his work in construction. My brother and I used to giggle because he could barely rewire a plug at home.”	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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	* Accelerating change: A report by the Strategic Forum for Construction.		* Accelerating change: A report by the Strategic Forum for Construction.

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	* The Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) (1998);		* The Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) (1998);
	* The Design Build Foundation (1997) Construction Best Practice Programme, and		* The Design Build Foundation (1997) Construction Best Practice Programme, and
		+	* The creation of Constructing Excellence in 2003.
		+	* The creation of the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
	* The UK government construction strategy (2011).		* The UK government construction strategy (2011).
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		+	Recalling the impact of the Latham Report, Sir Michael's son Richard said; “Dad got lots of honorary degrees from universities because of his work in construction. My brother and I used to giggle because he could barely rewire a plug at home.”

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	* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.		* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.

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	= Impact =		= Impact =

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	He died in November 2017 having played a leading role in the modernisation and improvement of construction. He was mourned by many in the industry.		He died in November 2017 having played a leading role in the modernisation and improvement of construction. He was mourned by many in the industry.

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	The circumstances leading up to the report included the continual and systematic failings of the construction industry and the deep economic recession of the late eighties that created huge job losses in the sector. Unlike earlier attempts to report on improving construction, Latham had the benefit of support from both the industry and government, support which was to prove crucial.		The circumstances leading up to the report included the continual and systematic failings of the construction industry and the deep economic recession of the late eighties that created huge job losses in the sector. Unlike earlier attempts to report on improving construction, Latham had the benefit of support from both the industry and government, support which was to prove crucial.
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	* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.		* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.

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	= Impact =		= Impact =

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= Outline =

Michael Latham (1943-2017) was a Conservative backbench MP and former chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). He was a committed Anglican and, through his active role in the Council for Christians and Jews, became a consistent supporter of Israel, as well as – in his fifties – considering to become a priest. He was also a staunch Thatcherite although he disagreed with the Iron Lady over the poll tax and NHS charges for dentistry and eye care.

Having served a stint as a councillor for Westminster City Council starting in 1968, he was elected Conservative MP for Melton In February 1974. Subsequent boundary changes forced him to serve as MP for Rutland and Melton before standing down in 1992 after 18 years in Parliament. One of his great interests as a politician was housebuilding. He is best remembered for authoring the hugely influential Consulting the Team – more widely known as The Latham report – published in 1994.

In 1994, he wrote the influential joint government and construction industry report ‘Constructing the Team’ in an attempt to improve construction and neutralise its adversarial climate and fragmented nature. He proved to be a champion of collaborative working. The much-praised report was described as “the whirlwind that hit the construction industry”.

He was knighted in 1993. In 1997 he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and later stood down as an MP. A string of different chairmanships was to follow, including CITB (2002-10), ConstructionSkills (2003-2010), Collaborative Working Centre (2003), as well as deputy chairs at Willmott Dixon (1992-2002 and 2002-2009) and BIW Technologies 2000-2005).

He died in November 2017 having played a leading role in the modernisation and improvement of construction. He was mourned by many in the industry.

= Consulting the Team (The Latham Report) =

The circumstances leading up to the report included the continual and systematic failings of the construction industry and the deep economic recession of the late eighties that created huge job losses in the sector. Unlike earlier attempts to report on improving construction, Latham had the benefit of support from both the industry and government, support which was to prove crucial.

Latham identified that the construction industry was riven with inefficiencies, condemning it as adversarial, ineffective, fragmented, incapable of delivering for its clients and lacking respect for its employees. Industry thinking, he discovered tended to be siloed and his key recommendations included the need for greater collaboration and partnering, not only between supplier and client but also between the various firms working on a contract. This, he advocated, would reduce costs and improve quality, performance and completion times.

Latham recognised the importance of public sector procurement in creating outcomes, the nature of contracts and the crucial relationship between client and contractor.

Perhaps his boldest recommendation was that the government should become a ‘best practice’ client. He planned to reduce costs by 30% by the year 2000 and to increase openness between parties, particularly improving the acceptance of new ideas, something which the construction industry had been at best slow to achieve and at worst completely reluctant to do.

=== Other recommendations included: ===

* Modern contracts should be based on a set of basic principles;
* Construction required a complete family of co-ordinated contractual documents;
* The creation of a checklist of design responsibilities;
* Co-ordinated project information should be a contractual requirement, and
* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.

See here for more details of the Latham report.

= Impact =

The Latham Report has had a huge impact on the industry and one which is still being felt beneficially today. Many of the advances in construction, including collaboration, health and safety, accountability and improved contractual and procurement processes can be traced back to Latham. Despite his recommendations taking time to come to fruition and initial targets missed, it spawned a raft of initiatives which included:

* The creation of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to oversee reform;
* The establishment of the Construction Clients Forum;
* The Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) (1998);
* The Design Build Foundation (1997) Construction Best Practice Programme, and
* The Latham Report referenced in UK government construction strategy (2011).

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* Accelerating change: A report by the Strategic Forum for Construction.
* Banwell Report.
* Construction 2025.
* Constructing Excellence.
* Construction Industry Board.
* Construction Industry Training Board CITB
* Construction Task Force.
* Demonstration project.
* Emmerson Report.
* Government Construction Strategy.
* Just-in-time manufacturing.
* Latham report.
* Lean construction.
* List of construction industry reports since 1934.
* National Economic Development Office (NEDO) reports.
* Never Waste a Good Crisis.
* Rethinking Construction 2002: Achievements, Next Steps, Getting Involved.
* Strategic Forum for Construction.
* Supply chain management.

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−	Michael Latham (1943-2017) was a Conservative backbench MP and former chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). He was a committed Anglican and, through his active role in the Council for Christians and Jews, became a consistent supporter of Israel, as well as – in his fifties – considering ~~to become~~ a priest. He was also a staunch Thatcherite although he disagreed with the Iron Lady over the poll tax and NHS charges for dentistry and eye care.	+	Michael Latham (1943-2017) was a Conservative backbench MP and former chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). He was a committed Anglican and, through his active role in the Council for Christians and Jews, became a consistent supporter of Israel, as well as – in his fifties – considering becoming a priest. He was also a staunch Thatcherite although he disagreed with the Iron Lady over the poll tax and NHS charges for dentistry and eye care.

−	Having served a stint as a councillor for Westminster City Council starting in 1968, he was elected Conservative MP for Melton In February 1974. Subsequent boundary changes forced him to serve as MP for Rutland and Melton before standing down in 1992 after 18 years in Parliament. One of his great interests as a politician was housebuilding~~. He is best remembered for authoring the hugely influential Consulting the Team – more widely known as The Latham report – published in 1994~~.	+	Having served a stint as a councillor for Westminster City Council starting in 1968, he was elected Conservative MP for Melton In February 1974. Subsequent boundary changes forced him to serve as MP for Rutland and Melton before standing down in 1992 after 18 years in Parliament. One of his great interests as a politician was housebuilding.

−	In 1994, he wrote the influential joint government and construction industry report ‘Constructing the Team’ in an attempt to improve construction and neutralise its adversarial climate and fragmented nature~~. He proved to be a champion of collaborative working~~. The much-praised report was described as “the whirlwind that hit the construction industry”.	+	In 1994, he wrote the influential joint government and construction industry report ‘Constructing the Team’ – widely known as The Latham report – in an attempt to improve construction and neutralise its adversarial climate and fragmented nature. The much-praised report was described as “the whirlwind that hit the construction industry”.

−	He was knighted in 1993. In 1997 he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and later stood down as an MP. A string of ~~different~~ chairmanships was to follow, including CITB (2002-10), ConstructionSkills (2003-2010), Collaborative Working Centre (2003), as well as deputy chairs at Willmott Dixon (1992-2002 and 2002-2009) and BIW Technologies 2000-2005).	+	He was knighted in 1993. In 1997 he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and later stood down as an MP. A string of chairmanships was to follow, including CITB (2002-10), ConstructionSkills (2003-2010), Collaborative Working Centre (2003), as well as deputy chairs at Willmott Dixon (1992-2002 and 2002-2009) and BIW Technologies (2000-2005).

−	He died in November 2017 having played a leading role in the modernisation and improvement of construction~~. He was mourned by many in the industry~~.	+	He died in November 2017 having played a leading role in the modernisation and improvement of construction.

	= Constructing the Team (The Latham Report) =		= Constructing the Team (The Latham Report) =

−	The circumstances leading up to the report included the continual and systematic failings of the construction industry and the deep economic recession of the late eighties that created huge job losses in the sector. Unlike earlier ~~attempts to report on improving~~ construction, Latham had the benefit of support from both the industry and government, ~~support which~~ was to prove crucial.	+	The circumstances leading up to the report included the continual and systematic failings of the construction industry and the deep economic recession of the late eighties that created huge job losses in the sector. Unlike some earlier reports about construction, Latham had the benefit of support from both the industry and government, and this was to prove crucial.

−	Latham identified that the construction industry was riven with inefficiencies, condemning it as adversarial, ineffective, fragmented, incapable of delivering for its clients and lacking respect for its employees. Industry thinking, he discovered tended to be siloed and his key recommendations included the need for greater collaboration and partnering, not only between supplier and client but also between the various firms working on a ~~contract~~. This, he ~~advocated~~, would reduce costs and improve quality, performance and completion times.	+	Latham identified that the construction industry was riven with inefficiencies, condemning it as adversarial, ineffective, fragmented, incapable of delivering for its clients and lacking respect for its employees. Industry thinking, he discovered tended to be siloed and his key recommendations included the need for greater collaboration and partnering, not only between supplier and client but also between the various firms working on a project. This, he suggested, would reduce costs and improve quality, performance and completion times.

−	Latham recognised the importance of public sector procurement in creating outcomes, the nature of contracts and the crucial relationship between client and contractor.	+	Latham recognised the importance of public sector procurement in creating better outcomes, the vital nature of contracts and the crucial relationship between client and contractor.

−	Perhaps his boldest recommendation was that the government should become a ‘best practice’ client. He planned to reduce costs by 30% by ~~the year~~ 2000 and to increase openness between parties, particularly improving the acceptance of new ideas, something which the construction industry had been at best slow to achieve and at worst completely reluctant to do.	+	Perhaps his boldest recommendation was that the government should become a ‘best practice’ client. He planned to reduce costs by 30% by 2000 and to increase openness between parties, particularly improving the acceptance of new ideas, something which the construction industry had been at best slow to achieve and at worst completely reluctant to do.

−	~~===~~ Other recommendations included: ~~===~~	+	Other recommendations included:

	* Modern contracts should be based on a set of basic principles;		* Modern contracts should be based on a set of basic principles;
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	* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.		* The role and duties of project managers should be clearly defined.

−	~~See here for~~ more ~~details on the~~ Latham Report.	+	For more information see: Latham Report.

	= Impact =		= Impact =

−	The Latham Report has had a huge impact on the industry and one which is still being felt ~~beneficially~~ today. Many of the advances in construction, including collaboration, health and safety, accountability and improved contractual and procurement processes can be traced back to Latham. Despite his recommendations taking time to come to fruition and initial targets missed, it spawned a raft of initiatives which included:	+	The Latham Report has had a huge impact on the industry and one which is still being felt today. Many of the advances in construction, including collaboration, health and safety, accountability and improved contractual and procurement processes can be traced back to Latham. Despite his recommendations taking time to come to fruition and initial targets missed, it spawned a raft of initiatives which included:

	* The creation of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to oversee reform;		* The creation of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to oversee reform;
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	* The Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) (1998);		* The Egan Report (Rethinking Construction) (1998);
	* The Design Build Foundation (1997) Construction Best Practice Programme, and		* The Design Build Foundation (1997) Construction Best Practice Programme, and
−	* The ~~Latham Report referenced in~~ UK government construction strategy (2011).	+	* The UK government construction strategy (2011).

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =